Individuals may have freewill, but general populations certainly do not. I think people are concerned because these algorithms are a population-level problem.

Individuals may have freewill, but general populations certainly do not. I think people are concerned because these algorithms are a population-level problem. Also, in your individual example, I think the 'blame' exists partially with you and partially with youtube. Your weakness for camera gear combined with the strength of the camera gear algorithm guided you to buy 15k worth of stuff.